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Release Date:
18 September 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
Two cops. One is all talk. The other is all action. more
Plot:
Two cops team up to get back a kidnapped daughter. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
6 wins
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7 nominations
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A fun addition to the buddy cop genre
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jackie Chan | ... | Lee |
 | Chris Tucker | ... | Carter |
 | Tom Wilkinson | ... | Griffin / Juntao |
 | Tzi Ma | ... | Consul Han |
 | Mark Rolston | ... | Agent Russ |
 | Rex Linn | ... | Agent Whitney |
| Elizabeth Peña | ... | Johnson |
 | Chris Penn | ... | Clive |
 | Philip Baker Hall | ... | Captain Diel |
 | Ken Leung | ... | Sang |
| Robert Littman | ... | First Caucasian |
| Michael Chow | ... | Dinner Guest |
| Julia Hsu | ... | Soo Yung |
 | Kai Lennox | ... | Cop at Diner |
 | Larry Sullivan | ... | Cop at Diner (as Larry Sullivan Jr.) |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of action/violence and shootings, and for language.
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Runtime:
98 min | Spain:93 min (DVD edition)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Ireland:15 |
Malaysia:U |
Iceland:12 |
South Korea:12 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Mexico:B |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13
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When Lee (Jackie Chan) is getting food from a Chinese vendor Carter (Chris Tucker) says "Damn Chan this some greasy shit."
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Crew or equipment visible: When Clive's Jaguar explodes on the road, a camera is visible in the middle of the road.
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Quotes:
Lee:
You must take me to see Consul Han right away.
Carter: Man, just sit there and shut up! This ain't no democracy.
Lee: Yes, it is.
Carter: No, it ain't. This is the United States of James Carter. I'm the president, I'm the emperor, I'm the king. I'm Michael Jackson, you Tito. Your ass belongs to me.
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Carter: Man, just sit there and shut up! This ain't no democracy.
Lee: Yes, it is.
Carter: No, it ain't. This is the United States of James Carter. I'm the president, I'm the emperor, I'm the king. I'm Michael Jackson, you Tito. Your ass belongs to me.
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Movie Connections:
References Armageddon (1998/I)
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Soundtrack:
Fight the Power
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When a diplomat's daughter is kidnapped in the US, a Chinese policeman Lee is sent to help the FBI with the investigation. Not wishing his help the FBI arrange a LAPD officer Carter to keep him out of trouble. However with both Lee and Carter keen to be involved in the investigation, they set out on their own to find the girl overcoming both bad guys and cultural differences.
This is yet another buddy cop movie where different partners must overcome their differences to solve a crime. Here the difference is the black culture and the Chinese culture. The story is very unlikely but it makes enough sense to get by, all it needs is to hang in and create lots of set pieces. Which it does - there's not as much action for Jackie Chan as I would have liked and his fight scenes feel toned down in favour of Tucker's manic comedy (this was partially reversed in RH2). This is a shame because Tucker is funny but his manic antics can get a bit irritating in large doses - it needed more of Chan.
However it is funny and Chan does hold his own and get to show how fast he is. His fight scenes don't feel as inventive as in other films but he has a good chemistry with Tucker. The bad guys are quite characterless but it doesn't really matter as the lead duo manage to carry the film.
Overall a good buddy cop movie that is a good vehicle for both Chan and Tucker and plays on both their strengths to good effect. However as with RH2 most of the funniest moments come in the closing outtakes, which can't be a good thing.